Today's News

HILLSVILLE — Scammers are getting even more aggressive, invoking law enforcement if an intended victim doesn’t pay out money to get a valuable prize, according to Carroll Sheriff’s Investigator Kevin Kemp.
“The problem is they’re getting more involved with their threats,” the investigator explained. “They’re trying to say that the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office will come and arrest you if you don’t pay your bill.”

HILLSVILLE — Two candidates will seek the office of Pipers Gap Ward representative on Hillsville Town Council in the May 1 municipal elections.
Incumbent Orba Alderman will seek re-election to council, while facing a challenge from David Young.

David Young
Young said he’s been serving community organizations for decades, and he sees more opportunities to help if he’s elected to Hillsville Town Council.
Young volunteers his service as photographer and treasurer to the Hillsville Fire Department.

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Osborne of Independence announced the engagement of their daughter, Carlie Marie, to Austin Clay Phipps, son of Lane and Beth Phipps of Mouth of Wilson.
Osborne and Phipps are 2006 graduates of Grayson County High School.

Osborne is a 2010 graduate of Virginia Tech where she earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology.
Phipps is a 2010 graduate of Radford University where he earned a bachelor of science degree in communication. He is employed with Commonwealth Laminating and Coating in Martinsville.

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District Court

These sentences were recorded in January in the Galax General District Court office, Independence. Sentences may be appealed:
Michael S. Campbell of Galax, guilty of public swearing/intoxication; pay $25 fine and $116 costs.

After attempting to come to a resolution through mediation, Galax City Public Schools has decided to move forward in a lawsuit against Vannoy Construction and architecture and engineering firm OWPR Inc. due to problems with leaking windows that were installed at Galax High School by subcontractor Bell Windows.
Earlier this year, the Galax school system filed suit against the companies, but hoped to avoid going to court.

Let ‘em walk
I am a Carroll County citizen and I am absolutely against the supervisors raising our taxes. This is ridiculous for the old people. The school system needs to cut back on a lot of stuff that is not very beneficial, beginning with the buses after school.